- Nick Sweeney
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Nick Sweeney Born 26 March 1968 [1] Occupation Athlete Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[1] Weight 265 pounds (120 kg)[1] Nick Sweeney (born 26 March 1968 in Dublin) is a retired Irish discus thrower, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting 1992 (Barcelona, Spain). He is the current Irish national record holder in the discus (67.89 m), and won a total number of ten Irish national discus titles (1987, 1991–1997, 1999 & 2000).[2] He finished 6th at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.
Competition record Discus Competitor for 
IrelandOlympic Games Qualified 1992 Summer Olympic Games Qualified 1996 Summer Olympic Games Qualified 2000 Summer Olympic Games Qualified 2004 Summer Olympic Games European Athletics Championships 4th 1994 European Athletics Championships British National Championships (AAA)[3] 1st 1995 Irish National Championships 1st 1987 1st 1991 1st 1992 1st 1993 1st 1994 1st 1995 1st 1996 1st 1997 1st 1999 1st 2000 Biography
Sweeney went to school in Wesley College, Dublin where he was introduced to athletics and discus throwing through the then P.E. coach Dan Kennedy. Sweeney showed promise early on and eventually became the Irish schools record holder at senior level. After finishing his school studies he took a year out before traveling to the USA, to Harvard College where he completed a four degree.
As an athlete, Sweeney was affiliated to DSD AC, Dublin and Belgrave Harriers, Wimbledon (in England).[1]
He presently lives and works in New York, USA.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing Ireland1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 13th 60.36 m 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 36th 57.37 m 1876-1914 1914: Armas Taipale (FIN) •1919-1939 1920: Patrick Quinn (IRE) • 1921: Edvin Zallhagen (SWE) • 1922: Vilho Niittymaa (FIN) • 1923: George Mitchell • 1924-26: Patrick Bermingham (IRL) • 1927: Kálmán Marvalits (HUN) • 1928: Ernst Paulus (GER) • 1929: Harald Stenerud (NOR) • 1930: Jules Noël (FRA) • 1931: Endre Madarász (HUN) • 1932: Patrick Bermingham (IRL) • 1933: Endre Madarász (HUN) • 1934: Patrick Bermingham (IRL) • 1935: Harald Andersson (SWE) • 1936: Bernard Prendergast (JAM) • 1937: Nikolaos Syllas (GRE) • 1938: Adolfo Consolini (ITA) •
1939: Nikolaos Syllas (GRE) •1946-1959 1946-47: Jan Brasser (NED) • 1948: Cummin Clancy (IRL) • 1949: Ferenc Klics (HUN) • 1950: Raymond Kintziger (BEL) • 1951: Giuseppe Tosi (ITA) • 1952-53: Mark Pharaoh • 1954: Ferenc Klics (HUN) • 1955-56: Mark Pharaoh • 1957: Mike Lindsay • 1958: Stephanus du Plessis (SAF) •
1959: Mike Lindsay •1960-present 1960: Mike Lindsay • 1961: Elfranco Malan (RSA) • 1962: Jay Silvester (USA) • 1963: Dave Weill (USA) • 1964: Roy Hollingsworth • 1965: Lars Haglund (SWE) • 1966-70: Bill Tancred • 1971: Les Mills (NZL) • 1972-73: Bill Tancred • 1974: John Powell (USA) • 1975: John van Reenen (RSA) • 1976: John Powell (USA) • 1977-78: Pete Tancred • 1979: John Powell (USA) • 1980: Brian Oldfield (USA) • 1981: John Powell (USA) • 1982: Brad Cooper (BAH) • 1983-84: Robert Weir • 1985: Juan Martínez (CUB) • 1986: Richard Slaney • 1987-89: Paul Mardle • 1990: Abi Ekoku • 1991-92: Werner Reiterer (AUS) • 1993: Robert Weir • 1994: Kevin Brown • 1995: Nick Sweeney (IRL) • 1996-2000: Robert Weir • 2001: Glen Smith • 2002: Robert Weir • 2003-04: Emeka Udechuku • 2005-06: Carl Myerscough • 2007-09: Emeka Udechuku • 2010: Brett Morse
References
Categories:- 1968 births
- Living people
- Discus throwers
- Irish athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Ireland
- People from Dublin (city)
- Irish athletics biography stubs
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